People group profile · PG014291
The Mende of Sierra Leone
The Mende of Sierra Leone, numbering about 2,915,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Mande ethnolinguistic group indigenous to eastern Sierra Leone and limited border areas of Liberia.
They are an indigenous people in the Mande people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Mende (Sierra Leone).
Fast facts
- Country
- Sierra Leone
- Population
- 2,915,000
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Mande
- Primary language
- Mende (Sierra Leone) (men)
- Primary religion
- Sunni Islam
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5%
- GSEC ?
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
- Lostness priority ?
- Marginally Reached People Group
- Region
- Western Africa, Africa
- Location
- Eastern province: Kailahun, Kenema, and Pujehun districts; Northern province: Bombali and Moyamba districts’ border areas; along the coast and south and east; Southern province: most of interior
Where they live
Gospel status
The Mende are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 2% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Mende
- Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
- Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
- Send out laborers from this people to the nations
Primary religion
Sunni Islam · Islam
50% adherents
Primary language
Mende (Sierra Leone) · Mande family
100% speak Mende (Sierra Leone)
Gospel resources in Mende (Sierra Leone)
- Bible available, published 1993
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Mende)
Bibles
- 2002 Bible Society in Sierra Leone · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Mende
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
Mende in other countries
The same people is also reported in 2 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mende | Liberia | 48,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Mande | United States | 32,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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